The meow heard 'round the world began March 9 when Lee Palmer and Teresa Barker’s 8-month-old son, Jesse, crawled after Lux and pulled his tail. Lux reacted by swiping at Jesse’s face and drew blood from the baby’s forehead.

Palmer kicked the cat away. And then Lux, according to Palmer and the detailed 911 call, went ballistic.

The cat's behavior was so alarming, the couple took Jesse and their black Pomeranian dog, Smokey, and locked themselves in the bedroom of their apartment at The Yards at Union Station. Lux wailed and screamed outside.